Fr. Matthew Wigton
Rector/Pastor,
St Mary, Our Lady of Mt Carmel Cathedral
Fr. John William
Pastor,
St Mary, Our Lady of Mt Carmel Cathedral
Fr. Nicholas Cooper
Parochial Vicar,
St Mary, Our Lady of Mt Carmel Cathedral
Ordained a priest: 13 May, 2017 on the 100th Anniversary of Our Lady's Appearance in Fatima.
Ordained a Deacon: 18 June, 2016
Hometown: Elk Rapids, Michigan, but I was born in Rome.....Rome, N.Y., you thought Italy for a second didn't you! Ha! Got ya!
Home parish: Sacred Heart in Elk Rapids.
Family: Mom, Dad, and 3 brothers.
- Jim and Mary Cooper, Parents
- Vince & Alison, brother, both are farmers they have two daughters.
- Tim, brother, is also a farmer
- John & Irene, brother, lives on Long Island, NY with their 4 kids, John is an investigator for the NYSPD.
Education: Way to much.....but here you go.
- Northwestern Michigan College, A.G.S.
- Pontifical College Josephinum, M.Div., B.Phil
- University of Notre Dame du Lac, M.S.M.
- Aquinas College, B.A.
Hobbies: I'm actually a boring person. I love to travel.
What else.... that's it. I'm a priest. That's it.